Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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With every new sports season, all eyes fixate on the reigning champion: the one who proved their might last year, the one who strives to continue their success, the one who has the most to prove. This year, however, The Jesuit Dallas Rugby Team was “that team.” Coming off of a storied season resulting in a State Championship title, the...
In their first two contests, the Jesuit Rugby team found great success, beating both Faith Family Academy and Lake Travis handily. Against FFA in the season opener, Coach Upton's varsity squad put up 84, with FFA silently responding with a mere 5 points. Against Lake Travis, however, the competition began to heat up, Lake Travis scored 14 points. Jesuit was...
Jesuit Rugby is starting a new season and have played 3 games so far. In their first game they had to travel down to Houston to play St. Thomas, then the next game they went to Austin and played Lake Travis, and played their most recent game at Postell Stadium against Strake Jesuit. St. Thomas Jesuit erupted for 19 unanswered points...
As the school year continues to pick up and the football season winds down to a finale, the Rugby team makes preparations for the start of its season in February. Many Jesuit Rugby players, faculty members, and friends alike took part in the 11th annual “Score a TRY For Humanity” blanket drive and tournament on Oct. 22 at Postell Stadium....
Rugby has a very long history for being one of the greatest sports in places like England and Australia and over the years Jesuit has taken notice of that by forming one of the most dominant high school rugby programs in Texas. This year,  a huge step was taken to push Rugby at Jesuit to the next level, as...
Last weekend, the Jesuit Rugby squad traveled to Round Rock, Texas, to take on the Stony Point Tigers in a game that was dubbed “The Mud Bowl” thanks to mother nature.   The Jesuit Ranger rugby team made its way to Stony Point High School, just outside of Austin, to try and capture another win in their third game of the...
As the school year draws to a close, so does Rugby’s season. The season, marked by many exciting trips and challenging games, has come to a 4-7 record, with two games left. Head coach Anthony Mattacchione admits this season was “not our most productive season,” mainly due to the fact that the team had to adapt to a team...
In any sport, triumphs and setbacks are to be expected. "You can't win 'em all," goes the mantra. Rugby has seen its great highs and unfortunate lows after beginning its season in February. Varsity has secured a respectable 1-3-1 record while JV is currently 4-1. Both teams faced off against Allen, Plano, Lake Travis, and Quin Colts in February. Varsity rugby...

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